Translational Clinical Research in Major Eye Diseases (TCR-Eye)

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/529923

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The four eye diseases that cause the majority of vision loss in Australia, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, cataract and glaucoma, impose a significant socio-economic burden, costing our nation -$lo billion a year. This CCRE will fund a world leading, broad-based, clinical and translational research program in Melbourne and Sydney to tackle these eye diseases. The new knowledge and innovative clinical strategies developed in this CCRE will impact on clinical ophthalmology and the practice of other medical disciplines.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Centre for Research Excellence

Funding Amount: $2,552,355.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Opthalmology And Vision Science

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Age-related macular degeneration | Cataract | Diabetic retinopathy | Glaucoma | Vision disorders, blindness

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